INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

ITU-T
TELECOMMUNICATION
STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
OF ITU

A.5
Annex B
(09/98)

SERIES A: ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE

ITU-T

Generic procedures for including references to

documents of other organizations in ITU-T
Recommendations
Annex B: Information specific to The ATM
Forum documents

ITU-T Recommendation A.5 Annex B

(Previously CCITT Recommendation)

ITU-T RECOMMENDATION A.5

GENERIC PROCEDURES FOR INCLUDING REFERENCES TO DOCUMENTS OF
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX B
Information specific to The ATM Forum documents

Source
Annex B to ITU-T Recommendation A.5 was prepared by ITU-T Telecommunication
Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) (1997-2000) and was approved under the WTSC
Resolution No. 1 procedure on the 7th of September 1998.

Recommendation A.5/Annex B (09/98)

FOREWORD
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is the United Nations Specialized Agency in the field of
telecommunications. The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of
the ITU. The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing
Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years,
establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations
on these topics.
The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in
WTSC Resolution No. 1.
In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-Ts purview, the necessary standards are
prepared on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC.

NOTE
In this Recommendation the term recognized operating agency (ROA) includes any individual, company,
corporation or governmental organization that operates a public correspondence service. The terms
Administration, ROA and public correspondence are defined in the Constitution of the ITU (Geneva, 1992).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

The ITU draws attention to the possibility that the practice or implementation of this Recommendation may
involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. The ITU takes no position concerning the evidence,
validity or applicability of claimed Intellectual Property Rights, whether asserted by ITU members or others
outside of the Recommendation development process.
As of the date of approval of this Recommendation, the ITU had not received notice of intellectual property,
protected by patents, which may be required to implement this Recommendation. However, implementors are
cautioned that this may not represent the latest information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the
TSB patent database.

ITU 1999
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.

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Recommendation A.5/Annex B (09/98)

Recommendation A.5
GENERIC PROCEDURES FOR INCLUDING REFERENCES TO DOCUMENTS
OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX B
Information specific to The ATM Forum documents
(Geneva, 1998)
The output documents of The ATM Forum are referred to as Implementation Agreements or, in some
cases, as Specifications. The information that should be included in the ITU-T member contribution,
following the format in Appendix I, includes:
1

A clear description of The ATM Forum Specification or Implementation Agreement

(identification number, date of approval, title).

Type of Reference (normative or informative).

Justification for the specific reference, including a statement that "The ATM Forum prefers
that its approved documents be referenced rather than reproduced within ITU-T
Recommendations."

Current information, if any, about Intellectual Property Rights issues, including a statement
that "An on-line identification of patent declarations is available at the following URL:
http://www.atmforum.com/specs/patent_decl.html"

5/6

Only approved Implementation Agreements or Specifications of The ATM Forum should be

referenced in published ITU-T Recommendations.

Relationship of The ATM Forum Implementation Agreement or Specification with other

existing or emerging documents.

Any reference(s) nested within the referenced text.

Qualification of The ATM Forum:

9.1-9.6 Qualification decision was made by ITU-T in 1995 and is reflected in the Directors
Action List.
9.7

The ATM Forum is responsible for ongoing maintenance of its Specifications and
Implementation Agreements when the need arises. Comments on those documents,
reflecting implementation experience, may be captured in Implementation Tip
Sheets or in clearly identified new versions of the specification that are posted on the
public web site of The ATM Forum. The procedures for withdrawal of
specifications are documented in the Membership Guidelines of The ATM Forum.

9.8

Each revision of a given Specification or Implementation Agreement has a different

identification number, so no confusion is possible. All approved documents always
remain available on-line. An index of the approved documents may be found at the
public web site of The ATM Forum
http://www.atmforum.com/atmforum/specs/approved.html.
A "Spec Watch", providing the current work plan including status of draft
documents, is maintained on-line also
http://www.atmforum.com/atmforum/specs/specwatch.html.

Recommendation A.5/Annex B (09/98)

ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES

Series A

Organization of the work of the ITU-T

Series B

Means of expression: definitions, symbols, classification

Series C

General telecommunication statistics

Series D

General tariff principles

Series E

Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors

Series F

Non-telephone telecommunication services

Series G

Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks

Series H

Audiovisual and multimedia systems

Series I

Integrated services digital network

Series J

Transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals

Series K

Protection against interference

Series L

Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant

Series M

TMN and network maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits,

telegraphy, facsimile and leased circuits

Series N

Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits

Series O

Specifications of measuring equipment

Series P

Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks

Series Q

Switching and signalling

Series R

Telegraph transmission

Series S

Telegraph services terminal equipment

Series T

Terminals for telematic services

Series U

Telegraph switching

Series V

Data communication over the telephone network

Series X

Data networks and open system communications

Series Y

Global information infrastructure

Series Z

Programming languages